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Spark plugs!
13 years ago
Remember to tighten them. They work better when they actually stay in the cylinder they are supposed to ignite.
mike122
!mike122
Bier
~bier
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Damn skippy
graywolf769
~graywolf769
I had that problem with my old truck once :/
Bier
~bier
OP
These were loose from the people I bought the car from. Real quality workmanship there. Kinda sounded like it had a turbo lag system from hell though ignoring the total lack of torque running on 2 cylinders.
keetcollie
~keetcollie
woops .. the camarro had a habit of loosing spark plugs and header bolts too
Bier
~bier
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Quality
moonkittie
~moonkittie
I had a guy who sold me one of my old cars because it wouldn't start. If he had spaced the spark plugs it would have fired right up! $3000 car for $450? Yes please!
Bier
~bier
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That's my kinda deal, sounds like most my old trucks. One needed a clutch and the other needed a drive shaft. Both ran like new with just a little work.
moonkittie
~moonkittie
and they usually make the best vehicles! :D
Mitchd03
~mitchd03
Worse is when the apprentice breaks the ceramic on the spark plugs, changes them, drops some ceramic into the cylinder and puts the new plugs in. What the hell is that noise!?
Bier
~bier
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And probably destroys that cylinder in the process. I've seen people do that on car forums way to many times. What the makes people think ceramic is going to burn up? They make the plugs out of it for a reason people.
Mitchd03
~mitchd03
Haha, was on a Hyundai Getz, the ceramic got jammed between the valve and seat and held the valve open enough to loose compression. Mechanic in charge sat on rev limiter for 30 seconds and it freed up, certainly ruined the valve seat but it ran on 4 cylinders.
